boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoYouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block adswww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square420fedilinkarrow-up1630arrow-down123cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1607arrow-down1external-linkYouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block adswww.androidpolice.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square420fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareGestridlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 days agoThat assumes every ad is exactly the same (or at least the same length) and at the same spot for every user.
minus-squareYou999@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·17 days agoPre roll and post roll ads would be pretty easy to detect since the length of the actual video is fixed. Mid roll ads though will need something more clever.
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·17 days agoyeah, I realized it after posting. I don’t see ads, I use it to block sponsored stuff and forgot about injected ads. still a great plugin.
That assumes every ad is exactly the same (or at least the same length) and at the same spot for every user.
Pre roll and post roll ads would be pretty easy to detect since the length of the actual video is fixed. Mid roll ads though will need something more clever.
yeah, I realized it after posting. I don’t see ads, I use it to block sponsored stuff and forgot about injected ads. still a great plugin.